Ontogenetic evidence for dental homologies and premolar replacement in fossil and extant caenolestids (Marsupialia)

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 109-127

  Luckett, W Patrick ^a   Hong, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Caenolestidae; Deciduous premolars; Dental ontogeny; Marsupials

Indexed keywords

EID: 21344454089     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009406632509     Document Type: Article

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